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Conduct research into a statutory deposit scheme for safeguarding moving image archives.

Recommendation
To safeguard our national collection of film and TV, and increase public access to it, the Government should introduce and resource a statutory deposit scheme for the moving image. Given the complexity and resource implications of this, the Government should first conduct research into a statutory deposit scheme for the moving image to be published within 12 months. This research should determine the potential scope of such 109 a scheme, the changes that would have to be made to the BFI National Archive, including expansion of its conservation centre, and the initial and ongoing costs of the scheme for publishers and the BFI. (Recommendation, Paragraph 232)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 3 July 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Timeline
Recommendation age 1.4 yr
Report published 10 Apr 2025